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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The whole afternoon's work down the drain! I only managed to enjoy this bracelet | cuff for a few minutes when I decided to twist the spiral a bit.I didn't know the copper wire is so "brittle". Sad! Sad! Sad!Guess I am so use to working with stainless steel wire.

I hate it when that happens!! Metal gets "work hardened" each time you coil or hammer it - the molecules line up and get strong. When you are at those last stages and it feels like it might snap if you move it, you can heat up the metal to anneal it(-the molecules scatter and the metal gets "softer") and then make your tweaks.

Nice bracelet, though. Hopefully you will be able to salvage your weaving!